That just isn't the case, SEC office made the SEC schedule not the committee. Big made their the big schedule. SEC took care of Texas, and let the rest of the conference fend for themselves. Bama is out because they were blown out by OU, OM is out because they lost to UF. Carolina is out because of a blown call against LSU and the only one of the 3 with a real gripe about being left out.
Teams lose because the schedule is insane. Think bama or Georgia loses a game vs the smu, asu, or iu schedule?
The committee favored unworthy teams solely to keep out the sec. No objective person thought smu was better than bama or ole miss.